I . "MY EON, . '
m deal with mea
" who advertise, "
- jou will neng -
lose by It"
' Benjamin Franklin..
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WEATHER
Cloudy On the coast and fair In In
terior tonight and Tuesday, not much
change in temperature, strong north
winds. . ' . .
VOL.4
LEONARD WOOD
IS IN THE LEAD
He's Leading The Field In The
Race For Republican Nomi
nation For Presidency But
Few Pick Him For a Winner
Washington, Dec. 21. Increasing
actiTity, among the politicians thru
out the country In the Interests of
presidential, senatorial and congres
sional candidates is indicated in dls
. patches constituting The Washington
Star's weekly survey of the national
political field, but the same .dis
patches Indicate also that the great
masses, of the people are as yet un
- excited over issues and unheated over
candidates.;
-The only political question of
" which there appears to be any gen
eral national discussion is ratification
of. the peace treaty, and the trend of
'all this discussion is impatience at
. further delay and at any attempt to
inject the treaty as an issue into next
year's campaign. The demand is
nation-wide that the treaty should
be disposed of promptly, whether
jiith or withont reservations appar
ently being a secondary consdlera
tlon. N. 0. Messenger, The Star's poli
tical expert , who has been studying
conditions In the middle west, wires
jfrom Chicago that he finds the treaty
the only live issue and demand that
It be disposed of to be growing and
more Insistent. He qudtes George
M.' Reynolds, as saying: "In business
circles in this region I believed the
opinion obtains without regard to
(party predellctlons that' they should
take the treaty out of the bands of
all persons who are holding it back,
attach reservations to it and ratify it
at once. Pride of opinion must give
way to the best interests of all. The
business men of the west will not be
content to have the treaty remain
dead while different groups charge
each pther with responsibility there
for." This passage from an interview
with Mr. Reynolds is quoted because
it so accurately reflects views tele-
MRS. CHAS. RE ID DEAD '
Mrs. Chas Reid died at midnight
Sunday night at her home on West
Church street, following an illness of
aDout two weeks. She had been in
ill health for some time. She was
slxtyt-two years old in September and
was born and reared in this county.
8he Is survived by her husband.
Sheriff Chas. Reid, and by six chil
dren. The daughters are: Misses
Inei and Ruth Reid of this city, Mrs.
Milton Love of this city. Mrs. Geo.
Vinner, of Norfolk and. Mrs. Edgar
Bundy of Williamston. The son is
Clarence Reid, of this city. She is
alsq survived by four grandchildren,
.The funeral will be conducted at
2:30 Tuesday afternoon from the
First Baptist Church, by the pastor,
Rev. H. K. Williams, assisted by Dr.
Geo. W. Clarke, pastor of Blackwell
Memorial Baptist Church. Interment
will be made in Hollywood.
Mrs. Reid had been a consistent
Christian since her early teens, and
was much loved by many friends In
the community who deeply sympa
thize with her family in their be
reavement.
WANT AGREEMENT
SATISFY BELGIUM
Peace Conference Circlet Alto
Interested Now in Turkish
And Japanese Matters
Paris, Dec. 22. The abandonment
of the British plan guaranteeing the
neutrality of Belgium for five years
on tne part of the Allies Is reported
by the Petit Parisien, widen says
the French and British government
are seeking to reach an agreement
which will give entire satisfaction to
Belgium.
In French Peace Conference cir
cles it is reported that sentiment li
favorable to the maintenance of the
Turkish Empire under certain guar
antees.
Japanese gpvernment officials are
anxious about the situation at Irku
tsk, Siberia, according 10 information
reaching Peace Conference circles to-
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22," 1919
TO SEND SECOND ; SEVEN HIINDREI)
'FOUND FROZEN
NO. 299
SHIPLOAD REDS
(By Associated Presaj
New York, Dec. 22. Police
reserves were called out today
(By Associated Press)
London, Dec. 22. Seven hundred
soldiers- of General Kolchak's army
Tft rpaf nra Arrl on W L"? luuuu lrozen 10 aea M a hOS-
n.n : , , V pItal near 0mrfk- according to a wire-
6uu . neas tea oy a woman
whose husband was deported
to Russia yesterday, attacked
the- entrance to Ellis Island
ferry, in an effort to reach their
fellow-radicals still awaiting
deportation.
New York, Dec. 22. The trans
port,' Buford, which sailed for Rus
sia yesterday with Emma Goldman,
Alexander Berkman and 249 other
radleals will be followed in a few
days by a second shipload of Reds,
according to best information' today.
less received from Moscow.
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Cutting Affray in
"Pennsylvania"
Vicious Cutting Affray Made
Bedlam of Negro Residence
Section Saturday Night
Responding to a hurry call from
the negro residence section known as
"Pennsylvania" Saturday night,
Chief of Police Holmes found Wal
ter Combe, .colored, lying on the side
walk in a pool of blood and with a
WILL SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS bucketful of his entrails protruding
mrougn a siasn across nis abdomen
CALLED TO BALTIMORE
BY DEATH OP COUSIX
W. L. Cohoc-n left Sunday for Bal
timore in respense' w a telegram an
nouncing 'the sudden death of his
cousin, C. R." Jones, Jr.
Mr. Jones was a native of Eliza
beth City and is remembered by
many of the older Inhabitants. He
was a son of Mr. C. R.' Jones of this
city, who married Miss Aletha Co
hoon, a sister of ex-sheriff F. F. Co
hoon.
tne deceased was prominent in
lobbing circles of Baltimore and Is
pleasantly remembered by many mer
chants of Elizabeth City who visited
that city for the purchose of goods
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CROWD HEARS
. JOSEPH CAMP
First Methodist Church Was
Crowded Sunday Night.'
When Orator Spoke on
World Problems : ';.'
nhftj lnm M
states, .from New England to the Pa- tfZl. JJSl ' "nd trp8
It would seem that there 1 "T" " ?" "Ul uu" ursirB lo 00 80
cine coast
is an almost unanimous national sen
timent that the treaty should be rati
fied and gotten out of the way, and
that there is no longer any decided
interest as to what, if any, reserva
tions shall be attached. That the
party leaders are getting an inkling
of this national treaty weariness is
shown by their activities of the past
pvr days. William Jennings Bryan
tame to town ail worKea up over it
arranged a dinner conference of
democratic senators and urged that
they getTmsy and ratify the treaty
Mr. Bryan was very emphatic In his
opposition to having the treaty hang
over as a campaign issue for next
yeaf.
.The Leonard. Wood campaign for
the republican presidential nomlna
. tlon looks,' on the surface of things,
Iq be making a runaway race or u,
but the supporters of other candi
dates and prospective candidates pro
fess not to. be" unduly alarmed. They
contend that the route Is too long
a one to , warrant so fast a sprint
away from the barrier, and they
expect him to slow up, they say, long
before the gueling finish starts at the
head of the home stretch. Mr. Mes
senger, in his Chicago dispatch, says.
that it is the view entertained by the
Illinois backers of Gov. Lowden. Re
t publican opinion out there, be says,
Is that the race finally will narrow
down to a duel between uov. towaen
and Senator Harding of Ohio. This,
however,, malbe something of a case
of "you scratch my , back and I'll
scratch yours," as the Lowden and
Harding managers have a mutual un
derstanding that they will keep' off
each- other's, preserves. - ' ; .'
Though the backers of other can
didates take the publld position that
Von-ess of the Wood 4oom Is not a
'thing to be alarmd abbut, there Is
an under-curre m uneasiness, xm
found ft manrrertatfcnj In the eager
welcome which ws kivn the boom
-launched during the week in Nebras
ka for Gen.' Pershing.. The welcome
m . iA.kl.Ail h IDA nniw
aKVrenu was luayuou -
thti one soldier' candidate might
idife'to kill off the other. A dls
nkh frem Lincoln says that so tar
not iDDeaf
IBB renutui wvy - -
'to have a great amount of organized
" sentiment back 'of It in Nebraska,
hut that the, general is very1 popular,
1 the state Is proud of him, and that
a h vavaMnff.fnr-Prealdent 1 move
ment meets witn any bmiuiui
in other states the Neorasta senu
, jnent no doubt will be forthcoming.
. . With Wood positively ana rersn
n AnftiTfiiv in the -running, there
naturally arrises Interest In what the
soldier voters 'think of them spepl-
flcally and bf a ioldler candidate gen
erally. Dtspatcles frank half a flozen
states make mc it loo of this Question,
witnout naving reached an under-
standjng with the United States and
Alfled governments.
It is understood, that the Washing
ton cabinet Is not favorable to the
suggestion.
but do not throw any great amount
of light upon it. If there is any large
soldier enthusiasm for either Wood
or Pershing it has not yet manifested
itself, and, on the other hand, there
does not seem to be any pronounced
opposition to either. Some months
ago there was a great deal of talk of
how bitterly the returning 3oldiers
felt toward Pershing, but this talk
now has about died out. . Politicians
take the view that as memory of
hardships and discomforts grow dim
mer the soldiers will come more and
more to think kindly of the mar. who
led them in France, and that on the
basis solely of a soldier -candidate
Pershing (is likely to prove stronger
than Wood.
Probably the most significant po
litical development of the week 'has
the formal entry Into the republican
presidential running of Senator
Harding of Ohio. Previous talk of
Harding had been as a prospective
candidate, with some doubt whether
he would attempt the -race. This sit
uation had left Ohio open to other
candidates, and the Wood managers
had been making considerable head
way. With Harding's hat in the ring
condition are changed, and a dis
patch, from Columbus says he Is like
ly to have the Ohio delegation solid.
Activity among friends of demo
cratic aspirants for the presidential
nomination still is held largely in
abeyance, awaiting some sign, from
the White House. There is general
belief possibly inspired in the main
by hope that this sign will be given
when the democratic national com
mittee meets here next month- It It
Isn't forthcoming there is likely to
be a kicking 6ver. of the traces by
would-be President makers who are
impatient to get in action tor their
favorites. '.'.'. ' '
: Dispatches from a number of states
make furtive mention of democratic
presidential possibilities,' 'their .tenor
In the main being that Attorney Gen
rl Palmer is looked upon with
favor, with occasional mention also
of McAdoo. From Charleston, W.
Va.i comes a report that the demo
crats of that state have In mind put
ting Gor. John J. Cornwall forward
as a candidate for President. But it
will take' another month for demo
cratic Warwick! to get thoroughly
warmed np. . . ' .
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"Her",' favorite perfume Is hire In
handsome gift packages'and In bulk.
ALBEMARLE PHARMACY.
On Christmas eve the Choir of
Christ Church of this city will tour
the city stopping at various places
and sing Christmas Carols.
There will be a special Christmas
service at Christ Church on Christ
mas morning at eleven o'clock.
Oa Sunday, December 28th. the
Choir of Christ Church will render
a Christmas Cantata at the morning
service. The special music will take
np the f nil time and there will be
no preaching at this service.
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LODGE WON'T TALK
ABOUT HAPGOOD
(By Associated Press)
Washington,. Dec. 22. Senator
Lodge, Chairman of the Foreign Re
lations Committee of the Senate, to
day refused to discuss the published
report that Norman Hapgpod, Min
ister of Denmark, had decided to
return to the United States after the
State Department learned that the
committee was prepared to make
public documents showing Hapgood'saarme(i the wn0le section of the city
Walter Mobs, alleged to have been
Comb's assailant, had scaped.
Up to Monday afternoon he had
not been apprehended,
In addition to the slash across his
abdomen Combs was also cut along
the left shoulder downward. It is
believed that Moss's weapan' was a
pocket knife. Combs' condition was
so serious that he was taken to a
Norfolk hospital for treatment
The difficulty, it is alleged, grew
out of a quarrel over some change
Combs had changed a bill for Moss
earlier In the evening, and Saturday
night Moss accused Combs of having
short-changed him.
Combs Uvea on Walnut street and
has never given the police any trou
ble. Moss has a police court record and
has served a term on the roads. He
is described as a ginger-cake darky,
a good dresser, about five feet six
inches tall and with one gold tooth
in his mouth.
The fight made a bedlom of "Penn
sylvania" Saturday night and
activities and sympathies for
Russian Soviet Government.
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SAWYER SAWYER
the!
Louis Sawyer of Powells Point and
Miss Ruth Sawyer of Harbinger were
married here Wednesday afternoon,
Dec. 17th at the home of the bride's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hezeklah
Owens, Rev. J. L. Waldrop officiating.
Immediately after the ceremony
they left for a trip to Baltimore and
other cities. Upon their return they
will make their home near Harbin
eer.
The groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gid Sawyer of Currituck
County.
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PREMIER EXPECTED
TO ANNOUNCE PLAN
west of Road street and north of Cy
press.
MAKE EFFORT TO
AGREE WITH GERMANY
(By Associated Tress )
London, Dec. 22. Premier Lloyd
George 'Is expected to announce to-n
day the details of the government
Irish home rule bill.
The plan is modeled after the
United States government, with two
legislatures, one for Ulster and one
for Southern Ireland, the way to be
left open for -union of the two sec
tions, should they decide to take
such steps.
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FRUSTRATE PLAN TO
KIDNAP BELA KUN
(By Associated Press) ,.' '.
Vienna, Dec. - 22. A plot to kid
nap Be) a Kun,. former communist dic
tator of Hungary, and hand him over
to Hungarian authorities was frus
trated by the Austrian police. Two
men have confessed to the authori
ties. .
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RHODE ISLAND FIGHT ON ;
AGAINST PROHIBITION
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec, 22. The Supreme
Council, it became known today, is
making every effort to reach an
agreement with Germany on repara
tion for sinking the German fleet at
Scapa Flow, so the protocol can be
signed and ratifications of the Treaty
of Versailles exchanged before
Christmas.
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MRS. LIVERMAN DEAD
LIVELY MORNING
IN POLICE COURT
Recorder Given Surcease From
Almost Unbroken Quiet of
Christmas Season in Police
Court Circles Existing For
Past Two Weeks
Police court circles have probably
never seen so quiet a Christmas sea
son as has marked the year 191ft.
An almost unbroken calm bf more
than a week's duration was broken
Monday morning, however, when
seven cases were disposed of,
Small boys who has been violat
ing the elty ordinance by exploding
firecrackers were given warning that
they may expect detection and prose
cution If they persist in this practice
when Robert Evans and Paul White
were taxed with the costs on this
Samarand manor having been con-
T. W. Mattrey, Polndexter street
fruit merchant, was fined five dol
lars and costs for selling1 fireworks.
Elizabeth City Is for a safe and sane
Christmas as well as Fourth of July
and firecrackers are taboo .through
out the year.
John Robinson, colored, sent to the
roads Saturday for larceny of his
sweetheart's skirt was given an ad
ditional sentence of two months on
the roads for stealing a guitar. Jdnes
had hardly got to the County con
vict camp before he had to be
brought back to, answer to this sec
ond larceny charge.
Miss Ethel Parker was sent to
Samarsand manor having been con
victed of prostitution.
Ellie Scislowski charged with go
ing in the five and ten cent store and
appropriating a screw driver put in
the plea that he was drunk and did
not realize what he was doing. He
was allowed to plead guilty to tres
pass and was lined.
Naaman Hayman was required to
pay taxes and costs for failure to list
his dog in giving in his taxes.
Joe Garner, colored, was taxed
Mrs. Willis Liverman died at her I with the costs for failure to display
honje In Camden Friday afternoon at
three-thirty after an illness of sev
eral weeks.
The body was brought to Elizabeth
City for burial Saturday. Interment
was made in the Hollywood cemetery.
Mrs. Liverman was about wenty
flvO years old, and is survived by her
husband, Mr. Willis Liverman of
Camden and one little son.
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SAYS EACH NATION
SHOULD HAVE ARMY
the proper lights on his automobile.
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SAYS WORLD NOT
THROUGH WITH WAR
(Bv Associated Press)
Washington, . Deo. 22. The Su
preme Court. today was ordered by.
the government to snow cause., on
January 6th why original proceed
ings should not be instituted by the
State of Rhode Island and hy New
Jersey liquor dealers to havr deter
mined constitutionality of the nati
onal" prohibition , constitutional
amendment. '', . '
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Magazine subscriptions make good
gifts. 'Let us handle your subscrip
tions. Can live yon best. club rates.
ALBEMARLE PHARMACY. ! ;
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CHILDREN'S FURS FOR JtMAS
We have just received a big ship
ment of Children's Fur Sets. Noth
ing would be more appreciated for
Xmas. Look them over..
it. .. . -M. LEICII SIIEEr1 CO.
London, Dec. 3. (By The Associ
ated Press.") Creation of an inter
national police force is suggested by
Maior David Davtes, a member of
Parliament. He told the Growus so
cletv that each nation should have
a sufficient army to maintain internal
order and furnish Its quota when
the League of Nations required it;
that no nation should employ a new
weapon ot war; and that each nation
should.'Provlde the League of Nations
with an adequate force for immediate
use.
These units should be concen
trated lu different parts of the world
and the naval portion similarly con
stituted. Poison gas, war planes,
submarines, heavy artillery and
tanks should be ceded to the League
to form the headquarters force and
no state should be allowed to own
them or to make use ot any new in
vention for war-like purposes, he
said. .
Mainr Davles said the greatest re
sistance to te suggestion probably
u v tmtA , in America
nOW WUUIU U v . --
"which was the more saddening be
cause the President ot the great, re
nnhilc was one ot ths earliest and
most powerful exponents ot the prin
ciples of the League;
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CHILDREN'S FURS JUST . '
,. RECEIVED ,
Just in time tor Christmas beau
tiful and warm children's furs. Noth
ing would makers, more acceptable
gift for the HtUe "Miss." ; , j ,
See them early. (
London, Dec. 4. (By The Associ
ated Press.) Rear Admiral Philip
Dumas expresses the belief that the
world is not through with war.
"Save the oil, take care of It and
preesrve it," he advised, the Instltur
tlon of Petroleum Technologists the
other day. "If for nothing else we
shall require it for the wars of the
future, which, believe me, will come
despite the efforts of the late army
of geniuses in Paris to make future
wars Impossible.
"This has'been a war waged large
ly on oil. The next one will be near
ly wholly so and Bismarck's dictum
of "blood and Iron" brought up to
date will read 'blood and oil.' "
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REVIVAL IN WALES
The First Methodist Church was ' '
ailed Sunday night when Hon. , -
Joseph G. Camp, representing the
Anti-Saloon League of America, held '
the close attention and sympathy ot
the audience for over an hour, V t
The speaker's topic was "Uncle : .
Sam's Relation to World Conditions."
He outlined his address bv the utatn-
ment that the lite of the universe is
dependent on three partners, God, V
the Individual and society. ,
'To God," the speaker explained,
"the Individual and society owe ,
atfa,vthfns A U n n ... 1 s
is man's to hn find 'a nnrtnoi- In VilM ' '..
ing up your community?" : , '
Discussing the relation ot the in
dividual to society, the speaker told' -
hla haavoi-a tf II,. m .La '
Individual on socletv for hla Ufa anit . '
living. "We are made tor each other - -.
and the man who gets more out of r '
society than he puts Into it is a Ha- ' .'
uiuu iu iuo uuiuuiuuiLT. a irmn io
society and a failure in business.:
The man who puts Into society Just
what he gets from it cannot .be '
termed a success. Snch mea are
those who would not buy a bond
vkiiui lub war was over, or wao '
would dodge the Red Cross workers'
when financially able to lend a hand. ' . -
"The man who Is a real success in ' J;
life, who Is an asset to his commun-. '
society than he gets out of it. . The ; ,.
lflariara nf nnr rnuntrv am thnu whn ', '
rnntrlhutoH tn tha Strata hloa'attift-dt .
over ana aoove inose tney received
from the commonwealth. - ' .
"America's task now is to make '
democracy saff for the world. With
one half the World dry and the other. , : c.
uaiL wci, mis ia nut mu uac, ueiiiu- : ;
cracy must be safe everywhere. - ,.
"Uncle Sam is Indispensable to the '
rest of the world. We couldn't ' es-' '
cape this, if we would and thank ..,
God, we don't want to." .
Mr. Camp stressed the need of con- r ' .
tinuing the activities of the Antl-' ' '
Saloon League. "The program now V '.
i- a .1 . 1 J f inAA II . l.W : t,' ,
la ita c ui j nui i it 4 n iiuv m' J
He also stressed the responsibility'-'
ot the lnaividuauty in lorming puD-
1 tt rwnl n inn ,rVY la la avarv man'l ' ' i
duty," he Baid. "We have enough ,'.
laws. What we need is public opln
ion to enforce them. , "
me ivnii-saioou lchkub wauia .-
fifty million dollars during the next
five years to help oriental Europe i.
follow America in prohibition legis
lation, and to counteract the efforts
ot the Wets in America." '. '
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GERMAN MILLIONAIRE
SENTENCED TO PRISON
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Aberaman, South Wales, Dec. 3.
(By The Associated Press.) An
other religious revival is spreading
over Wales. It was started at a mis
sion by Stephen Jeffreys, a Welsh re
vivalist. Reports of super-natural
visions and instances of divine heal
ing have been followed by hundreds
of conversions and people are travel
ing long distances to witness the revival.
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Mrs. Claud Perry received a mes
sage Monday morning of the .death
ot her sister's baby, her sister Is Mrs.
Rufus Stokeley of Edenton. The
child was about two months old.
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CHILDREN'S FURS FOR XMA8
We have Just received a big ship
ment of Children's Fur Sets. Noth
ing would be more sppreciated for
Xmas. Look them over.
It ; M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.
Ladies, who wish to bur clears for
Christmas should . make, selections
hers. We have no questionable cigars
In Alluring boxes. ALBEMARLE
Duren, Germany, Dec. 2. (By The
Associated Press.') Herr Scholler, a
German millionaire of this city,
which is in the occupied. area, has
been sentenced to six months ini
prisonment by the British Summary
Court for Insolence to a British of
ficer, and for falling to supply ade
quate heating In the room of his
house In which British officers were
billeted, M
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FAILED TO PASS
ON WHEN IS BEER
(Dy Associated .Press) ' '
Washlnartno. Dec. 22. The Su- .-.-
,prme 'Court today recessed until V
January 5th, witnoui nanaing aowu .
the opinion on the constltntionalitr; ;
of sections of the Volstead prohlbl- : V
tlon enforcement act,; affecting the
alcohplio contents ot beer. .-... ... :V
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STORM WARNING ' ) ''- .
- A storm of moderate intensity off
the east Florida coast will move :
nnrtha&atward - a considerable dls- r .
fance off the coast attended by strong , ;
shifting winds and gales and thick -, -weather.
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CALENDARS FOR FARMERS ,
The Tlrst and Citlsens National ,
Bank has on hand a big supply of ,
1920 calendars which they securea
aanARiauv for the farmers of this V
section and the bank is anxious that ." .
every farmer In the section call and .
get one ot these calendars whether .
he is a customer of the bank er not
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.: CHILDREN'S FURS JUST . .
RECEIVED
Juit in time for Christmas besu- '
tiful and warm children's furs. Noth
ing would make more acceptable ,
gift for the little "Miss.'V
' See them early.
It.- ' ; M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.
it. . . M. LE1UU Bliccr vu.
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